A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes (2017)

Chapter: Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.

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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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Suggested Citation: " Assess the sensitivity of calculations of ECP brake benefits to various values of the coefficient of friction between a sliding derailed tank car and the ground until the car comes to rest.." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24698.
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